Police raid fake Naira production point in Aba, apprehend suspect

Abia State Police Command says it has raided a hideout successful Obikabia assemblage successful Aba, wherever transgression elements were allegedly producing counterfeit Nigerian currency.

According to the command, a 40-year-old suspect, John Paul, was arrested with 7 bundles of counterfeit N200 notes.

The improvement was disclosed by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Abia State Police Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, successful a property connection connected Friday.

She noted that the bid had commenced an probe into the matter, adding that efforts were underway to apprehension different fleeing members of the counterfeit naira-producing syndicate.

“Leveraging actionable intelligence, operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Abia State Police Command raided a hideout wrong Obikabia assemblage successful Aba, wherever immoderate transgression elements were engaged successful the accumulation of counterfeit Nigerian currency.

“During the operation, the above-mentioned fishy was apprehended, portion 7 bundles of counterfeit N200 notes were recovered arsenic exhibits,” she said.

The bid further reiterated that the Commissioner of Police successful the state, CP Wilfred Olutokunbo Afolabi, remained unwavering successful his commi...